[Board of Directors Meeting - July 14 2007]

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Agenda

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Florida Native Plant Society
Board of Directors Meeting

Day of meeting phone contact:
Karina Veaudry 321.388.4781

1.   Approval of April 19, 2007 meeting minutes
 -- important to read minutes so you can correct them if corrections are needed! Draft minutes are on this forum in the BOD minutes section.

2.  Wecome new members
     Welcome new FNPS Officer – 
        Ann Redmond, Vice President of Admin

     Welcome new Directors At Large –
        Anne Birch, Conradina
        Sue Dingwell, Palm Beach
        Ray Jarrett, Lyonia

    Welcome new chapter representatives !
       Nancy Armstrong, Serenoa Chapter
      Mark Johnson – NEW Pine Lily Chapter
      Anne Lambrecht, Sumter Chapter
      Dave Shroeder - Lyonia Chapter (rep and newly elected chapter president)
      Robert Silvario - NEW Sweet Bay Chapter
      Eileen Szuchy, Sea Rocket Chapter
      James Wheeler, Suncoast Chapter
     
 3.  Announcement
Teddi Bierly, Chapter representative for the Citrus chapter, who has been battling cancer for almost four years now, is no longer responding to chemo-therapy treatments.  She is not doing well and currently has in-home hospice.  Jim is coping.

4.  CHAPTER DISCUSSION
Topic - Tips and tricks for running successful, well attended meetings -- bring your questions and share "what's working" for your chapter (plan on 45 minutes of discussion)

5.   REPORTS
a.   President
      --- 2007 Conference - congratulations
      --- Membership trends
      --- Committees -- go over standing committees and by laws  -- list of committee participants
b.   Past President
c.   Vice President of Administration
d.   Finance Committee (VP Finance report)
      --- 2008 Budget preparation begins now
      --- Development Subcommittee update -- Peru trip
e.   Treasurer
f.   Communications
     --- request that Paul Rebman (webmaster) be approved as a member of this committee
g.   Conference Committee
      -- Approve new committee chairs - Karen Fraley, Ray Wunderlich III
      -- Request that Charlie Pedersen, Claudia Larsen, and Eric Smith remain on the committee as advisors
      -- 2007 wrap-up
      -- 2008 update
h.   Conservation Committee
i.    Education Committee
j.    Government Policy & Legislation Committee
k.   Landscape Awards Committee
l.    Land Management Partners
m.   Membership Committee
n.   Publications Committee
o.   Science Advisory Committee
p.   Executive Director


6. OLD BUSINESS
a.  Executive Director contract –  recommendation to approve 2-year ED contract - note:  at this time we are attempting to incorporate recommendations received after the draft was sent to the BOD to review -- we're expecting a final draft in approximately 1 week

b.  October FNPS Members Retreat - update, facility, cost, registration info

c.  Working draft of updated FNPS handbook is available.  Two versions are posted with these materials, a "clean" copy that is readable and one with "track changes".  The two should have the same content, but I thought the "track changes" version might be useful for anyone wanting to know what has changed.  Proposal to create an ad hoc committee to seek BOD and member comments and review/comment/refine the draft such that the updated handbook could be presented to the BOD for approval at the November meeting.

7. NEW BUSINESS

a.  New chapter - Pine Lily - request for approval if paperwork is complete
     New chapter - Sweet Bay - request for approval if paperwork is complete

b.  Proposed new geographical distribution of chapters.  We've added two new chapters and three more are coming, so people living in counties without chapters may have close chapters than those listed on the web site.  A proposed new chapter distribution is attached.

c.  Proposal to host grass substitutes big Q&A/open to the public event about saving water by reducing lawns and what to do in place of lawn - discussion and possible action


ADJOURNMENT

The BOD meeting will be at the Tibet-Butler Preserve near Orlando.  There will be ample opportunity to walk into the preserve (swamp and low flatwoods) after the meeting.  This is a wonderful natural oasis.